The ladies of MMA will no longer be ignored.
“Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey” represented a resurgence of women’s MMA in the form of a dramatic championship main event and a preliminary bout that should be an early candidate for fight of the year.
With Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and Gina Carano out of the picture, Ronda Rousey came out of nowhere to claim the Strikeforce bantamweight title from Miesha Tate and begin her reign as the face of women’s MMA.
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson promised his bout with K.J. Noons would prove he was more deserving of the main-event attention, but the only thing Thomson and Noons proved was their co-main event slot should’ve been given to Sarah Kaufman and Alexis Davis.
Both women put on a memorable bout that should trump Carano’s fight with Julie Kedzie as the Forrest Griffin versus Stephan Bonnar of women’s MMA.
Some continue to snub their noses at the ladies, but for fans of women’s MMA, there is plenty to be excited about in the near future.
Without further ado, here are Bleacher Report’s official women’s MMA pound-for-pound rankings.
These rankings are the combined efforts of some of Bleacher Report’s best MMA writers, as we continue to try and provide you with the best content on the web.